Retrospective study of medical student scholarship and career trajectory following a mentored preclinical cardiovascular summer research fellowship.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Developing a preclinical training infrastructure for cardiovascular clinician-scientists is an academic workforce priority. The Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont developed a cardiovascular summer research fellowship (SRF), wherein medical student awardees were selected by merit-based application and completed mentored research between the first and second years. We aimed to study the impact of the SRF on medical student scholarship and career planning.

Design

Retrospective survey study.

Setting

Single academic medical centre.

Participants

All SRF participants from 2015 to 2020.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Prior SRF participants were surveyed to ascertain current position, research enga

SUBMITTER: Wahlberg K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9438213 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature